So, yesterday was the official kick-off of the Keep Portland Weird festival here in Paris, which meant that I had a reading/screening in the...
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The most amusing thing about this book is that it is very difficult to know if the authors expected it to be taken seriously. It is, in essence, an excellent resource to anticipate all the propaganda that a neocon government would use on the public to incite more wars. Its "accuracy" in detailing the neocon distortions of reality, unfortunately, means that the book becomes a resource for neocons as well, unaware that the book was really meant to "out" them.
Anyone who believes that Hugo Chavez or Mahmoud Ahmadinejad are "dictators" has obviously read nothing but the sources for this book. The chapter on Venezuela, a subject of personal interest, is virtually totally false.
So, here's a nice little litmus-test book: have someone read it, and understand how far away their views are from reality according to the degree they agree with what is said in this book.
Well worth having on your shelf if you'd like to have a good summary of well-researched lies. As much a resource for the people opposed to American Imperialism as for those who wish they could take the book's advice.
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A very enjoyable debunking of the myths of the goodness of both Mr. and Ms. Clinton. A reminder that much of what Bill Clinton did as President was not good for people overall. Hitchens should revisit the book to bring the material about Hillary Clinton up to date, but I suggest the book is "must" reading for anyone thinking about Hillary Clinton as a presidential candidate for 2008, and black folks in particular should disabuse themselves of the idea that Bill Clinton was as great a man as they seem to think (and that therefore Hillary deserves credit by association.)
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Where to Invade Next by Stephen Elliott
ecsd, October 1, 2008
The most amusing thing about this book is that it is very difficult to know if the authors expected it to be taken seriously. It is, in essence, an excellent resource to anticipate all the propaganda that a neocon government would use on the public to incite more wars. Its "accuracy" in detailing the neocon distortions of reality, unfortunately, means that the book becomes a resource for neocons as well, unaware that the book was really meant to "out" them.Anyone who believes that Hugo Chavez or Mahmoud Ahmadinejad are "dictators" has obviously read nothing but the sources for this book. The chapter on Venezuela, a subject of personal interest, is virtually totally false.
So, here's a nice little litmus-test book: have someone read it, and understand how far away their views are from reality according to the degree they agree with what is said in this book.
Well worth having on your shelf if you'd like to have a good summary of well-researched lies. As much a resource for the people opposed to American Imperialism as for those who wish they could take the book's advice.
(7 of 10 readers found this comment helpful)
No One Left to Lie To: The Values of the Worst Family by Christopher Hitchens
ecsd, March 8, 2007
A very enjoyable debunking of the myths of the goodness of both Mr. and Ms. Clinton. A reminder that much of what Bill Clinton did as President was not good for people overall. Hitchens should revisit the book to bring the material about Hillary Clinton up to date, but I suggest the book is "must" reading for anyone thinking about Hillary Clinton as a presidential candidate for 2008, and black folks in particular should disabuse themselves of the idea that Bill Clinton was as great a man as they seem to think (and that therefore Hillary deserves credit by association.)(4 of 5 readers found this comment helpful)